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Marquette deals DePaul 8th straight lossFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Vander Blue scored 18 points and Junior Cadougan added 17 as No. 24 Marquette held off DePaul 89-78 on Saturday, the Blue Demons’ eighth straight loss. With the win, Marquette (17-5, 8-2 Big East) moved one-half game ahead of No. 9 Syracuse for first place in the Big East. Syracuse plays at home Sunday against St. Johns.
Arcidiacono helps Villanova knock off DePaul 94-71<Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Ryan Arcidiacono scored 23 points and Villanova put together an impressive shooting display to pull away for a 94-71 victory at DePaul on Tuesday night. Darrun Hilliard had 17 points and James Bell finished with 16 for the Wildcats (14-9, 5-5 Big East), who bounced back from a pair of disappointing losses to Notre Dame and Providence. Villanova made 22 of 32 shots in the second half and shot 60 percent from the field for the game.
Notre Dame bests DePaul 79-71 in OTFeb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Jack Cooley scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Notre Dame beat DePaul 79-71 in overtime on Saturday. The senior posted his 14th double-double of the season and his fifth straight game with 10 or more boards as the Fighting Irish (18-4, 6-4 Big East) won for the fourth time in five games.
St. John’s beats DePaul 79-74 in OT Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Freshman JaKarr Sampson scored six of his 13 points in overtime and St. John's extended its winning streak to five games with a 79-74 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena. D'Angelo Harrison, the Big East's second-leading scorer at 19.8 points, had 17 to lead the Red Storm (14-7, 6-3 Big East), whose winning streak is one game short of how many conference wins they had last season. St. John's has won the last eight games against DePaul.
Illinois: A sorry state of basketball Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Scot Gregor examines yet another year of lackluster college basketball in the state, as Illinois, DePaul, Northwestern, Loyola and UIC have all tailed off following promising starts. When the NCAA Tournament comes calling in March, will the Land of Lincoln be shut out again?
DePaul crushed by Pittsburgh 93-55 Jan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Trey Zeigler scored a season-high 18 points and Pittsburgh crushed DePaul 93-55 on Saturday night for its fourth straight victory. Lamar Patterson added 15 points, Steven Adams added nine points and a season-high 14 rebounds for the Panthers (17-4, 5-3 Big East), who climbed into a tie for third in the muddled Big East after dominating the reeling Blue Demons.
College scouting reportsJan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
DePaul’s Lenti a two-sport athlete again Jan 20, 2013 12:00 AM
DePaul freshman Gena Lenti, a softball player, is a former high school basketball player who was missing basketball until she also joined the DePaul basketball team last week to help its depleted roster hit hard by injuries this season.
DePaul loss another example of game lapses Jan 19, 2013 12:00 AM
A 10-minutes stretch of poor play in the second half proved costly for DePaul Saturday at Allstate Arena. The Blue Demons dropped to 1-4 in the Big East after falling to St. John's, 71-62.
Cincinnati holds on to beat DePaul 75-70 Jan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Cashmere Wright scored 20 points before leaving with an injury, leading Cincinnati to a 75-70 victory over DePaul Tuesday night. Cincinnati (15-3, 3-2 Big East) won its second straight game after breaking a two-game losing streak at Rutgers. DePaul (10-7, 1-3) has lost four of its last five games.
DePaul falls to Bearcats, 75-70Jan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
You always want your star players to lead the way, and Cleveland Melvin and Brandon Young certainly pointed themselves in the right direction for DePaul Tuesday night at Allstate Arena. But against a sturdy Big East opponent like Cincinnati, Melvin and Young needed as much help as they could possibly get. In a 75-70 loss to the visiting Bearcats, it was too much all Melvin and Young all the time, especially in the second half. And it wasn't enough.
Former Hersey star Rogowski breaks hand at DePaulJan 9, 2013 12:00 AM
DePaul sophomore guard Megan Rogowski, a former star at Hersey High School, will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken right hand, women's basketball coach Doug Bruno announced Wednesday. Rogowski, a native of Prospect Heights and former Daily Herald All-Area captain, injured her hand in DePaul's 86-80 win over Louisville on Saturday.
Daniels helps UConn rout DePaul 99-78 Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
DeAndre Daniels had a career-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Connecticut routed DePaul 99-78 on Tuesday. Ryan Boatright scored 22 points and Shabazz Napier added 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for UConn (11-3, 1-1 Big East), which led from start to finish.
DePaul falls to Seton Hall 73-72 Jan 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Give credit to sophomores Jamee Crockett and Charles McKinney and freshman Durrell McDonald for stepping up and helping pull DePaul out of a big hole Wednesday night at the Allstate Arena. But the Blue Demons typically soar or swoon with Cleveland Melvin, and their star junior forward was off his game again in the Big East opener against Seton Hall. Melvin was on the floor for 21 minutes in the Blue Demons' 73-72 loss to the Pirates, but the Big East's eighth-leading scorer was held to 6 points on 3-of-11 shooting.
Loyola beats DePaul for first time since 1989 Dec 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Schaumburg High School alum Cully Payne scored 24 points to lead Loyola to a 69-61 victory over crosstown rival DePaul on Saturday. Christian Thomas added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Loyola (9-3) in the Ramblers' first victory over DePaul since 1989, and only the second for Loyola on DePaul's home court in 21 meetings.
DePaul beats Maryland-Baltimore County 69-61 Dec 22, 2012 12:00 AM
DePaul coach Oliver Purnell was feeling the holiday spirit after DePaul's 69-61 win over visiting Maryland-Baltimore County Saturday. Asked what he wanted for Christmas, he smiled and said: "A win, and I got it." Cleveland Melvin scored 24 points and the Blue Demons (9-3) extended their winning streak to seven games.
Spellman’s Scorecard: Survival kit full of food for thought Dec 21, 2012 12:00 AM
Spellman's Scorecard takes a look at the arrival of the first winter storm and the departure of A.J. and Jabari. Might Lovie be next?
Catholic conference offers challenge, opportunityDec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
As a chunk of the Big East transforms itself into a mostly or even all-Catholic basketball league, the conference faces a choice: play up or play down its faith-based roots? The conference's identity will likely lie with its core of Catholic-rooted schools. To be sure, going overboard with that identity could harm recruiting of non-Catholic students — both athletes and non-athletes — and limit expansion.
Questions — and possible answers — about Big East upheaval, future Dec 16, 2012 12:00 AM
The Blue Demons cleared a major hurdle Saturday regarding their conference. When schools like Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Louisville and West Virginia started exiting the Big East in recent years and were replaced by schools like San Diego State, East Carolina, Central Florida and Navy, the conference was viewed as a joke.
DePaul defeats Northern Illinois 69-64 Dec 16, 2012 12:00 AM